Tierra Mar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 13, 2017
• address6316 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Tierra Mar clean?

Tierra Mar is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 13, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Tierra Mar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 13, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTY SURFACES ON EXTERIOR OF CHEST FREEEZERS IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST. INTERIOR PANEL OF CHEST FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, EXPOSED INSULATION AND BUCKLING SURFACE. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTY SURFACES ON EXTERIOR OF CHEST FREEEZERS IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST. INTERIOR PANEL OF CHEST FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR, EXPOSED INSULATION AND BUCKLING SURFACE. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, RAW CONCRETE WITH UNEVEN SURFACES CAUSING STANDING WATER. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, RAW CONCRETE WITH UNEVEN SURFACES CAUSING STANDING WATER. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, HOLES. SECTION OF WALL INBETWEEN HOT TANK AND PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR MISSING DRYWALL. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND HAVE ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS AND CEILING A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. WALLBASE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM MISSING, LARGE GAP BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING IN BASEMENT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, HOLES. SECTION OF WALL INBETWEEN HOT TANK AND PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR MISSING DRYWALL. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND HAVE ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS AND CEILING A SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. WALLBASE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM MISSING, LARGE GAP BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHTSHIELDS MISSING ON LIGHTS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • VENTILATION SYSTEM ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Tierra Mar last inspected?

Tierra Mar has 11 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2014.

Tierra Mar vs Garfield Ridge

Garfield Ridge runs 49% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 71 clean, 13 mid, 62 cooked.

Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in Garfield Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 13, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.